Parental autonomy support and future education planning among Chinese senior high school students: a chain mediation model integrating self-determination theory and social cognitive theory.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Parental autonomy support (PAS) has been identified as a key factor in shaping adolescents' educational development, yet little research has examined how PAS predicts students' future educational planning (FEP) and whether this relationship is mediated by specific motivational mechanisms.

Methods

Drawing on an integrative framework combining Self-Determination Theory (SDT) and Social Cognitive Theory (SCT), the present study investigated whether senior high school students' basic psychological needs satisfaction (BPNS) and academic self-efficacy (ASE) sequentially mediate the relationship between PAS and FEP. A total of 1,591 Chinese senior high school students from three schools in Jinan, Shandong Province completed standardized measures of PAS, BPNS, ASE, and

SUBMITTER: Liu G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12823887 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature